SIR G. F. GORRINGE.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11800, 11 September 1916, Page 5

SIR G. F. GORRINGE.

General Sir G. F. Gorringe, who su» cceded General Aylmer in Mesopotamia. was recently recalled from the scene-of his labours'to give ovidence_ before t&« Mesopotamia Inquiry Commission. General Gorringe 'is one of " Kitchener's Men."' In his famous despatch from DoiKiola. Lord' Kitchener, vrhea Sirdar, wrote that the Chief of Staff was '' ably assisted by Lieutenant Ororringe. whose resource and energy h£ve been conspicuous."' That energy |P ,3» now being displayed in the advance io the relief of Kiit. where our heroic troop.?, under General Townhond, have been bdojgiKTod now for some months* Th> new Commander joined the Pi ova I Engineers in 18S8, and has wall fnliiljp.-d "!'.~ nrojniio- shown in hii earlier years, when lie attracted th<s eve of 'Lord In iiohenor. H may bo recalled that it v.-as General Gorringe; who w.-n in oommnr.d of tho irregular troops, who tin ally hunted down the Khalifa. He acted as aide-de-camp to Lord Kitchener in South Africa, and suhseqiiciu.iy commanded a flying! column. • lie went from South Africa to Egypt, ■end in l'il'2 held'command of a brigade in Indi.r. Since the receipt of the last despatch from Sir John Nixon (who has been succeeded In- Sir Percy Lake), the subject of our note hat been promoted Lie-uten-ant-Geiierai, and he is one of the voungest officers of his rank. He ohr tained his K. 0.8. in October last. HS. was thirtv-three whan he had command of the flying column in the Boer War? and he was only forty-three when itt 1011 he was promoted Major-Gexusrku , -